Library File Errors & Recovery in Linux

Sometimes when you start any application of Linux you can come across error :

“Program name: error in loading shared libraries: lib xxx...so. X: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory.”

After this error message, the application gets terminated unexpectedly and you cannot use it any more.

Problem occurs with the applications which are using shared libraries. This problem occurs if your computer has incompatible libraries to the applications or the applications and system have mismatched file versions of libraries.

Other cause of this problem could be the corruption to system files. The corruption could be the result of virus attack. Due to corruption, the application could not access the required files and fails to start.

Reason for this error message leads to the inaccessibility of your precious data stored on the hard drive and leads to data loss. For saving your business critical data, it is extremely important to solve this issue as soon as possible.

To solve this issue, you can use the following two options:

1. If the problem is due to incompatible application or system libraries, update them.

2. If it does not work, the problem is due to system file corruption and it needs to reinstall the operating system.

Reinstallation of operating system is the ultimate solution of all the system related problems. But it also has a downside which can cause data loss. Reinstallation requires hard drive formatting and formatting wipes all the data stored on the drive.

In such situations, you need for something which can perform data recovery Linux to recover your lost Linux data. The data recovery Linux is feasible with the application of Linux recovery software.